Clic here to watch Pres, Biden's health update.
Should the president have isolated longer? Spome scientists would suggest that he should have, disargeeing with the CDC cutting the oriiinal isolation period in half in December of 2021.
Pres. Biden has a rebound case of the Coronavirus, testing postive again on Saturday. His results came back postive in a routine antigen test after testing negative last Tuesday evening. The presidentint has one bac into self-isolation, cancelling his weeend trip to Delaware. "I'm feeling fine, everything is good," asymptomaic Biden said on the White House balcony in a video tweet with first pet Major by his side.
The president looked good when he announced from the White House Rose Garden last Wednesday that he would be returning to in-person work. He looks good now. But the science says he is carrying the deadly infection.
This recurrence has raised questions about the strength of the fast-spreading BA5 virus strand, the accuracy of the tests and the safety of short isolation periods The CDC says that the virus can be transmissible in the one to two days before the onset of symptoms and for two to three days after. Why does the CDC only advise a few days of isolation? They say they are relyin on science that shows Infections are passed alon more frequently the earliest days of infections.
Those who immeidately interacted with Pres. Biden over the last two wees should be tested as a precaution.
Below is Biden's announcement.